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Read More »AMD unveils Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors
A few days on from Intel's announcement of its latest round of desktop processors, AMD is unveiling some new CPUs of its own. Today marks the launch of Ryzen Threadripper and Threadripper PRO 7000 series processors, packing Zen4 technology, up to 96 cores and higher clock speeds.
Read More »Asus ROG Ally shows up on Geekbench with two different APUs
Asus's upcoming ROG Ally has been spotted on Geekbench. The recently found entries suggest the forthcoming portable console will have two custom AMD Ryzen “Phoenix” APU options with considerably different GPU specs: the Ryzen Z1 and the Z1 Extreme. Benchleaks was the first to share a Geekbench entry of the …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX CPU may rival Core i9-12950HX according to benchmark
The first Cinebench R23 scores of the Zen 4-based AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX processor have been shared online. Based on the results, the CPU looks to be on par with Intel's top-end 12th Gen Core mobile chips. According to the photo posted on Bilibili (via @9550pro), the AMD Ryzen 7000HX …
Read More »Report claims AMD will launch new Ryzen processors in late September
It seems it will take a bit longer than expected to see Ryzen 7000 CPUs in action. According to a new rumour, the launch has been postponed by a couple of weeks, with availability now apparently planned for late September. There was already plenty of proof that AMD would reveal its …
Read More »AMD reveals upcoming “Dragon Range” And “Phoenix” CPUs during earnings call
During its Q1 earnings call, AMD talked more about the Ryzen 7000 series. Besides mentioning the Raphael desktop CPUs, the company also announced the first Zen 4 mobile CPUs, which will aim to shake up the laptop market in early 2023. AMD shared a slide where we can see the …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” processors are already in pre-production
AMD has already stated that the first Zen 4-based chips would release later this year, likely in late Q3 or early Q4. Although we don't have a specific date, it seems things are going as the company planned, as the first pre-production samples are already hitting benchmark databases. The news …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 7000 processors to use up to 170W TDP
We're still a little while away from the Zen 4's debut, but rumours about the Ryzen 7000 series are beginning to circulate. According to new reports, the top-end chips will have a significantly increased TDP of up to 170W, while others will run at 105W or 65W. According to Greymon55, …
Read More »Next-gen AMD Ryzen processors could launch in Q3 2022
When AMD's CEO confirmed we would get Zen 4 processors later this year, most assumed they would arrive sometime in the fourth quarter. However, a new report suggests launches may come sooner than expected, with the first Ryzen Zen 4 desktop processors possibly debuting in Q3. According to Greymon55, AMD …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7000 engineering samples spotted on benchmark database
With AMD Zen 4 processors planned to come out later this year, it's reasonable to expect the chipmaker has already begun making engineering samples. Two of those samples have now been spotted in the BOINC database, giving the first benchmark results of the upcoming processors. The entries were spotted by …
Read More »AMD’s AM5 socket expected to be a “long-lived platform” similar to AM4
The AMD AM4 socket has been around since September 2016, and even today, AMD is still releasing processors compatible with it. However, AMD plans to launch a new platform based on the AM5 socket later this year. This announcement led some to question if the new socket would last as …
Read More »Here’s all the new hardware AMD announced at CES 2022
Out of all CES 2022 keynotes, AMD seemed to have the most hardware-rich presentation, featuring new processors and GPUs for both desktops and laptops. Besides announcing a new Ryzen 3D V-cache processor, AMD also told us more about Zen4 and the AM5 socket, Zen3+ and Ryzen 6000 series mobile APUs …
Read More »AMD EPYC “Genoa” (Zen4) to feature 96 cores, DDR5 memory support and PCIe 5.0
New details about AMD's upcoming EPYC "Genoa" processor have emerged. Based on the Zen4 core architecture the new processor architecture will power the EPYC 7004 series, offering up to 96 cores, up to 192 threads, 12-channel DDR5-5200 memory support and up to 160 PCIe 5.0 lanes.
Read More »AMD Zen 3+, Zen 4 and Zen 5 details begin to leak
A new report has shed some light on what we might expect from AMD in the coming future. From Zen 3+, through Zen 4, and ending on Zen 5, it looks like AMD isn't slowing down on generational performance leaps in the coming years.
Read More »AMD Zen4/5 “extremely competitive”, RDNA3 to bring similar perf-per-watt improvements as RDNA2
Now that Zen 3 processors and Navi 2x GPUs have been released, we can expect AMD will be hard at work on the company's upcoming CPU and GPU architectures. Thankfully, AMD has provided us with some details by discussing what's coming next from Team Red. Continuing its journey of delivering …
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